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<blockquote data-quote="AppleCori" data-source="post: 730739" data-attributes="member: 16024"><p>Well, it worked.</p><p></p><p>He came home from work yesterday and started cleaning. Not only his bathroom, but his bedroom, too. Washed a load of his towels (of course, they are sitting in the washer as we speak, but I will have dad remind him tonight).</p><p></p><p>Hubby finally decided to take my advice—invite him to follow the rules or live elsewhere. No threats, no yelling, no begging. Just a statement. He knows the only other option is to go back to his mom’s house, where his brother is now living. And he can’t stand his brother.</p><p></p><p>Step-son will clean up/pick up after himself in the common areas fairly well. This has come after many reminders by me to put your dishes in the dishwasher, hang up your coat, don’t leave your books on the kitchen counter, etc....He probably doesn’t like me telling him what to do, but he doesn’t dare complain or refuse, as he knows any disrespect to me will be a fast ticket out the door (by his dad). It has taken quite a while to get to this point, but I hate being the one to constantly tell him to do stuff. I don’t feel it is my job.</p><p></p><p>I decided to let go of the messy bedroom/bathroom and just concentrate on the areas that affect me. </p><p></p><p>All of this should have been explained before he moved in, but I was spending an extended period of time with my adult daughter who was seriously ill, so neither of us were thinking about it the right way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AppleCori, post: 730739, member: 16024"] Well, it worked. He came home from work yesterday and started cleaning. Not only his bathroom, but his bedroom, too. Washed a load of his towels (of course, they are sitting in the washer as we speak, but I will have dad remind him tonight). Hubby finally decided to take my advice—invite him to follow the rules or live elsewhere. No threats, no yelling, no begging. Just a statement. He knows the only other option is to go back to his mom’s house, where his brother is now living. And he can’t stand his brother. Step-son will clean up/pick up after himself in the common areas fairly well. This has come after many reminders by me to put your dishes in the dishwasher, hang up your coat, don’t leave your books on the kitchen counter, etc....He probably doesn’t like me telling him what to do, but he doesn’t dare complain or refuse, as he knows any disrespect to me will be a fast ticket out the door (by his dad). It has taken quite a while to get to this point, but I hate being the one to constantly tell him to do stuff. I don’t feel it is my job. I decided to let go of the messy bedroom/bathroom and just concentrate on the areas that affect me. All of this should have been explained before he moved in, but I was spending an extended period of time with my adult daughter who was seriously ill, so neither of us were thinking about it the right way. [/QUOTE]
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